Microsoft's Skype for Business Partners Must Shift Their Business Model to the New Microsoft Teams

Summary

Microsoft Skype for Business partners must shift to Microsoft Teams partners. Technology product marketing leaders must adjust to Skype being only part of the composite Teams functionality, but should benefit long term as Microsoft Teams is natively built for Azure and, therefore, should scale well.

Table Of Contents

Impacts

Analysis

Skype for Business to Microsoft Teams Announced

Impacts and Recommendations

Microsoft Teams Is Now Microsoft's Strategic End-User Solution for Both Cloud-Based Communications and Workstream Collaboration

WSC and Third-Party Integration Overview

WSC and Third-Party Integration Partner Opportunities

The Transition From Skype for Business to Microsoft Teams Means Two Voice Stacks Will Be Supported — On-Premises Skype for Business Server and Cloud Microsoft Teams

Voice Overview

Voice Partner Opportunities

Skype for Business Server Voice

Microsoft Teams Voice

Real-Time Voice and Video Services in Skype for Business and Microsoft Teams Require a Robust WAN Strategy That Gets More Complex With Company Size

WAN Overview

WAN Partner Opportunities

Microsoft Will Continue to Rely on Partners to Fulfill the Breadth of Simple to Complex Meeting Solutions, Particularly Video, for Microsoft Teams